Collapsible cut-out toy.



G. G. CHURCH.

GDLLAPSIBLE GUT-OUT TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED 001'. 2a, 1913.

1,1 1 1,216. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

2 SHEETS- 322: 1.

I adapted to be cutout by can be soldalready cut out", folded and setuup, in which form an attractive novelty is fo'all'tohom may concern."Be itaknown that I, CLIFFORDGL.CHURGH,

ourroanc. CHURCH, or (ra sin)v earths, MICICIIGAN.

a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Grand Rapids, Michigan, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Col-- lapsible Cut-OutToys, of which the'followmg is a specification.

The present invention relates to an proved'collapsible toyhaving theform of a vehicle preferably with horses harnessed thereto. I 'It isdesigned. to be made of linen, -paper,'cardboard, tin, or othersuitablematerial tobe printed, lithographed or otherwise decorated in,difl erent designs, and the maln parts thereof constructed of. singlepieces forming blanks. These blanks. can

be manufactured and soldin' sheet form only provided which can be usedas atoy. or serve 7 hide or sleighwithfia team of draftanimals 7 suchashorses, ;oxen,mules' or one or more iolded as indicated; by marks andinterlocked in such a manner as to I I and their supporting as a display"article ,for advertising pur poses. I, The invention comprises theprovision. of several blanks in sheet form so marked and decorated thatthey can be out out" and or scoi 'ings present when assembled a vehiclewith wheels or sleigh runners."

The invention further comprises the provision of blanks in single sheet-form'or separately so marked and decoratedthat they can be cut out,folded as indicated by the marks thereon, andconnected together byinterlocking the various parts, in such a manner as to present whenassembled a ve likefigures harnessed thereto.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention consists in'the construction and arrangement ofpa'rtsg morefully setwforth in theIf ollowing specification, illustrated in itheaccompanying drawingsand pointed out in the appended claims! I I In the'drawings-z- Figurelis a viewrepresenting the blank from which thehorses platform are made. Fig.1, '2 is a view representing the blankfrom the purchaser, or

be followed horses '2 and l 'ooLLAPsIB E our-our TOY. I

which theneck-yoke, collars" and traces of t-he'horses harness" isformed. Fig. 3 is a View representing the blank from which the wagontongue, wheel axles and body supports are constructed. Fig. 4 is a viewrcpresentingthe blankfrom which the .wagon Wheels .and theirfisupporting platform are made: Fig. 51is a vieW'representing a blank fromwhich .the'main body portion of a delivery-wagon, including top, bottom,sides", front and rear portions, are formed. Fig. 6 is a'ilviewrepresenting amodified form of blank {from which a piano box buggy andspecificationof hetters Patent. Patented Sept, 22, 1914', 1 Applicationfiledtlctober28,19l3. $er ia1No. vezesz.

top is constructed. Fig.7 is a perspective I view showing the variousblanks illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cut out, folded andassembled to present the toy in its complete and finished form. Figs. 8and 8 illustrate a modification in which the Wheels are connectedtogether and to the body solely through their hub portions; and Fig. 9illustrates the use of sleigh runners instead of wheels; and Fig. 10modification.

Referring now to the drawings, wherever a tab is'illustratedonone'member and desa view of a further 'ignated by a reference character,a corresponding sllt or opening is provlded and similarly designated bythe same reference character on another member, which latter member isdesigned to connect with the first mentioned member'when the partsassume their assembled :form'. The dotted lines in every instanceindicate a guide to in folding the-blanks, which may be scored orweakened tol -facilitate folding.

In Fig. 1,the horses (shown as representative ofany animals) 2 and 3areshownconnected to their supporting' basewhich comprises two members Aand B integral with each other. In assembling this blank the tion atright angles to the part B is then folded back at the line Qa, through180 degrees so that A assumes a superimposed position on B. The tab 1 ofA is then inserted in the slit 1 of B and the tab 1 of A and tab 1* ofB, (portion on right of line 6 6) together bent slightly 3 arefolde'dtofa vertical posiportion A, the

tions projecting between the wheels, as indicated at P, these projectingportions being slitted as at p to engage the edges of the Wheels andthus hold them in vertical .position as shown in Figs. 8 and 8.

i It will be noticed that the platform an axles are made of differentwidth from the body so that the wheels stand clear of the body, thusmaking the toy more nearly simulate'an actual vehicle. 1

I have referred hereinbefore to the use of runners instead of wheelsv asthe means of supporting the body and in Fig. 9 have Instead of using twoanimals, I may use a single one and a convenient manner of forming thisis shown 1n F 1g. 10 1n which a horse 2* is formed by folding the twoout out portions a: and m up against each other, the body portions beingheld; together by a single harness member or yoke y and the leg membersbeing slightly spread, as shown, so that the animal has the appearanceof having four distinct legs and is braced thereby.

In this form I prefer to provide the member A with folded over portionsA" which prevents undue spreading of the animals legs. I claim as myinvention 1. A collapsible toy comprising a plurality of separate scoredand printed blanks, provided with interlocking members and adapted to befolded and fitted together, one of said blanks comprising a vehiclebody, another comprising vehicle running gear and a supporting basetherefor, another comprising the wagon tongue and bolsters, anothercomprising the draft animals and a supporting base therefor, andstillanother comprising a. neck yoke and portions of the harness,substantially as described.

2. A collapsible toy comprising ,a plurality of separate printed blanksprovided with tab members, and corresponding slits, said blanks beingadapted to be cut, folded and fitted together, one of said blanks beingcut and scored to form the vehicle wheels and a supporting base integraltherewith, another cut and scored to form the wagon tongue,wheel axlesand bolsters,'and adapted to be detachably connected with the firstmentioned blank, a third cut and .scored to form the vehicle body andadapted to be detachably secured on said second-mentioned blank, afourth blank cut and scored to form the draft animals with a supportingbase integral therewith, a fifth blank cut and scored in an uprighttheir parts,

draft animals the body supports to form the neck yoke andharness for theform the vehicle bodyand adapted to be detachably secured on said secondmentioned blank, a fourth blank cut and scored to form two like figureswith a supporting base integral therewith, a fifth blank cut and scoredto form a neck yoke, the last mentioned blank being adapted todetachably couple said figures and vehicle tongue together and positionby interlocking of substantially as described.

4. A collapsible toy comprising a plurality of separate blanks, providedwith tabs and corresponding slits adapted to be cut, folded and fittedtogether, one of said blanks to form a vehicle body, another comprisingtwo like figures and a supporting base integral therewith, anothercomprising a harness, and still another comprising an axle, vehicletongue, bolsters, and fenders or steps, the last mentioned blank adaptedto be interlocking with the above mentioned blanks, also forming asupport for attaching wheels or runners made from thin material andsubstantially as described.

5. Atoy ofthe character described, comprising a base blank having thefigures of projecting from opposite sides thereof and foldable tovertical parallel position, and, a cut-out harness engaging such animalsfor holding them in parallel relation.

6. A toy of the character described comprising a figure bearing baseblank having a portion doubled upon itself and interlocked at theforward edge, said interlocked portion being inclined upwardly.

7. A toy of the character described, comprising avehicle body of sheetmaterial having slits, body supports of sheet material having slitstherein, and a member of sheet material having tabs engaging the slitsin and slits in the body for holding said body supports in verticalposition and supporting the body therefrom.

8. A toy of the character described comprising a vehicle body of sheetmaterial, runners or wheels constituting body supports,

blank or blanks, another cut and scored to CLIFFORD CHURGH.

and a member of sheet material having vertically turned portionsprovided with tongues interlocked with said body and said body supports.

9, A toy of the character described comprising a base having an upwardlyinclined forward edge, body supporting members integral therewith andextending upwardly herefrom, a vehicle body, and a member TVVitnesses:

BENJ. C. PoR rr z, NETTIE CLARK.

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' Washington, D. G.

